Hello Purple-Duck,

of course you are worried, but you have to be mindful that you cannot change what is, but you can change how your body copes in the future and loading yourself with stress at the outset is not the ideal option. That  you will have a journey in front of you is a given, what is not is the body you will take forward to travel it. In short, it is the one thing left in your personal control  you can bring a difference too.How easy it is for someone outwith of your current issues to point out, so obvious and yet so easy to lose sight of. The earlier you can fix this in your mind the better.

l went through the same diagnosis 11 years ago The good news is that in time ,treatments have improved leaps and bounds,you will benefit from this.Your MDT team will assess if surgery or chemo is the next step.. In my case 60% liver resection took place following chemo/radio, with bowel resection and post op chemo following.The liver recovered perfectly and caused no problems,it is an amazing organ

Focus on healing yourself from your operation and leave your medical team to work out the correct future treatment. The one thing l can tell you is that you will find is that you are so much stronger than you currently may think you are, and in time you will come to see this is the case.

Go forward with gentle steps, they will add up to distance in time,

David

I was diagnosed in 2009 with colorectal cancer that had spread to the aorta ,I was offered palliative care but insisted I could fight it .I had chemo then radiotherapy the the op had a stoma for 6 months and the a reversal.i was in my sixties I am now 77 and still going strong.